tricksy

trick·sy (tr

)

adj. trick·si·er, trick·si·est

1. Smartly attired; dapper.

2. Sportive; mischievous.

3. Crafty; cunning; devious.

4. Likely to cause trouble and therefore requiring special care or skilled, delicate treatment.

tricksy [ˈtrɪksɪ]

adj -sier, -siest

1. playing tricks habitually; mischievous

2. crafty or difficult to deal with

3. Archaic well-dressed; spruce; smart

tricksiness n

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Adj.

tricksy - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

foxy, guileful, knavish, crafty, sly, wily, cunning, dodgy, tricky, slick

artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

Translations

tricksy [ˈtrɪksɪ] ADJ

1. (= playful) → juguetón

2. (= crafty) → astuto, mañoso

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crafty
cunning
dodgy
foxy
guileful
knavish
slick
sly
Tricksiness
tricky
wicked
wily

Then he remembered that it was about the time of the new moon, and if that tricksy orb was in one of its stages of visibility it had set long before.

Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context

I keenly enjoyed this subtle spirit, and the play of that brilliant intelligence which lighted up so many ways of literature with its lambent glow or its tricksy glimmer, and I had a deep sympathy with certain morbid moods and experiences so like my own, as I was pleased to fancy.

My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context

Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady - Kittle to lead or drive.

Kim by Kipling, Rudyard View in context

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